Hermitage Elementary School, Hermitage AR

Original Research by School Decision on Hermitage Elementary School

Hermitage Elementary School is the only elementary school in the Hermitage School District and serves students from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. It is a school of modest size for its grade band, and when a family enrolls here, they are choosing a small, rural setting where the school is woven into the fabric of the town.

The town of Hermitage is a small agricultural community in Bradley County, with an economy rooted in the tomato and poultry industries. The area has experienced a population decline in recent years, and no major new housing developments were found through available public information. The town supports a grocery store, two gas stations, several churches, and a library branch. The school buildings are part of the town itself rather than on a separated campus. Families considering Hermitage are looking at a low-density, slow-growth community where the school is a central civic institution.

Every student at the school qualifies for free or reduced-price meals. The student body is diverse, with a substantial white majority, a notable Hispanic enrollment, and a smaller Black population. The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. Similarly, data on special education and English learner populations was not available in the data provided.

On the Arkansas ATLAS state assessments, the school's proficiency rates across grades three through six in math, English language arts, and science fell below the midpoint when compared with other districts in Bradley County. Looking at the grade-level results, proficiency rates were low in the early tested grades and rose somewhat by sixth grade, but remained below what is typical statewide. A parent looking at this data should understand that a substantial share of students at this school are not yet meeting state proficiency benchmarks. This is a soft spot in the school's academic profile, and a parent would be wise to ask the school directly about the specific supports and interventions in place for students who need help reaching grade-level standards.

The school offers pre-kindergarten, which is a meaningful resource for families with young children in a town with limited commercial child care options. The district, which also includes a middle school and a high school, appears to be a single, integrated system in a community where the schools are a primary anchor. No recent parent-relevant changes to the district, such as boundary shifts, program additions, or leadership turnover, were found in the available public records, so a prospective family should contact the district office for current information on any new initiatives.

What a family gets here is a small, rural elementary school with a high-poverty student population, a community that is stable but shrinking, and academic results that trail the county and state averages. The strength of the school is its role in a tight-knit town, but the test data suggests that families should be prepared to be active partners with the school to support their child's academic progress.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 315%

School 15% · District 15%

▼ 22 pts below state median

Grade 414%

School 14% · District 14%

▼ 26 pts below state median

Grade 527%

School 27% · District 27%

▼ 6 pts below state median

Grade 633%

School 33% · District 33%

▼ 4 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 321%

School 21% · District 21%

▼ 12 pts below state median

Grade 418%

School 18% · District 18%

▼ 18 pts below state median

Grade 527%

School 27% · District 27%

▼ 6 pts below state median

Grade 630%

School 30% · District 30%

▼ 3 pts below state median

Science

Grade 318%

School 18% · District 18%

▼ 18 pts below state median

Grade 418%

School 18% · District 18%

▼ 18 pts below state median

Grade 523%

School 23% · District 23%

▼ 10 pts below state median

Grade 626%

School 26% · District 26%

▼ 7 pts below state median

This schoolHERMITAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.